STOCKTON -- Inclement weather has forced the Stockton Asparagus Festival to close early, according to the Stockton Police.

They issued a statement on their Facebook page around 3:30 p.m. Friday, the first day of the three-day festival saying, "The Asparagus Festival is closing down early today due to the weather. Remember to drive home safe. See you back here tomorrow!!!!"

The National Weather Service had issued a thunderstorm warning for Manteca earlier in the afternoon.